[Kalen]
After a long conversation with tr`Ghire, Raith found himself back in
the corridors- aimlessly wandering. The conversation was fairly straight
forward- Ghire was to lead a simple acquisition mission with one of
Raith's officers. Ghire was to have command (in name) of a small team.
His orders- Track down and acquire a former Star fleet officer, now in
Romulan space, who by his manner has proven interest in rejoining the
forces of the empire. This mission would both prove Ghire's competence
as a commander and his level of loyalty to the faction.
Erie`Arrain tr`Kuro had been issued orders to place his squad and
himself under Ghire's command for the duration of the mission. A L`bel
class bomber had been prepped and the team was to leave as soon as they
were ready.
Raith had to grin to himself- he was very happy with his new implants
and couldn't wait for Meira and Pranara to finish the installation.
Happily the sub commander strolled down the station's decks- millions of
thoughts flashing through his mind.
One thought stuck him in particular and his unaccustomed smile was gone
as abruptly as it had appeared. tr`Nerik was a menkha officer- one he
owed more respect to- one he was ashamed for the mistreatment he had
been giving thus far. Raith swore to himself that he would search the
Arrain out and apologize over a bottle of rhenish.
Raith's hand gracefully slides across the wall console that lines the
station's corridors. His mind reaches out and hungrily consumes the data
he is in search of. Raith's mouth returns to a grin as he changes
direction to intercept Jerel. Though the physical link between Raith and
the computer is broken, he keeps a low frequency communication going-
updating himself on Nerik's position every few seconds.
Minutes and decks pass, Raith rounds a corner and runs into a startled
political officer.
Raith> ::nods to Nerik:: do au have a moment Arrain?
Nerik> Ie... ::glum look on his face:: what can I do for you rekkhai?
Raith> ::shakes his head:: Na... Na. It is I that must do a servos- I
wish to apologize to au...
Nerik looks surprised but doesn't say anything. "I have done au a
disservice Jerel," Raith continues. " Au have given me no call to not
trust au- yet I treated au as a fvai. For this I apologize and make
state this: I will no longer mistreat au in this childish manner- unless
there is ever a valid reason to- thlei (my word). I don't need to fight
with my officers- I have too enemies to deal with as it is..." Raith
shakes his head, then looks straight into Jerel's eyes. His gaze is
unnerving- his eyes shifted into a glowing yellow hue- blare at the
centurion. "Do I have your loyalty?"
Neirk is still confused at the sudden change in Raith's treatment and
stumbles off a quick agreement. "Ie rekkhai... au do."
With that, Raith nods and hands Nerik an ISD. He Salutes the Arrain,
turns, and glides down the corridor. Nerik looks down at the storage
device and is surprised to find the CO's personal log. Upon further
study it appears to be an actual log- not one made specifically to
through investigation off from his actual activities. Attached to the
Log is the mission briefing- Labeled for the eyes of the CO, XO, and PO
only. Nerik pockets the ISD for later study and goes on his way.
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